An incoming member of Congress said senior House Democrats have vowed to make his life “a living hell” and oust him in 2028 if he does not support Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ speaker bid.
Rep.-elect Don Leonard (D-Ohio) said in a social media post that the senior members told him to vote for Jeffries regardless of whether the Democratic leader commits to addressing key issues, including a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision and ending U.S. support for Israel and the war in Iran.
Time to purge these people from the party. The will of the people clearly craves very decisive change
They’re up every 2 years, it can happen if a good candidate is found and supported in their districts.
Name them and shame them, loudly and clearly. We’ll make their lives a living hell in return. They ought to have no place in our leadership.
name and shame these fucks.
“I live in America in 2026. How the hell do you think you’re gonna make it WORSE? Bring it on.”
The one time establishment Democrats manage to bring the knives out is to discipline progressives. They’re bullies, not fighters.
He could tell them go ahead and primary him–they just gave him a fantastic campaign slogan. “The Establishment hates me” or “The Establishment told me not to represent YOU”
He flipped the district from a Republican, so I imagine “I’m a Democrat who isn’t afraid to stand up to the establishment” is probably fantastic for him.
I hope every incoming rep-elect tells them to fuck off with this mafia shit and speaks out to the media about the threats they’re being subjected to.
Take it to the voters, we’re on their side. We’ll blast the offenders viciously. We voted for a new Democratic Party, and we aren’t going to let the people we voted AGAINST to go back to business as usual.
He should expose them so voters get rid of them
Yes, he absolutely needs to name them.
This is such a piss poor tactic. They must know they already have the votes to get the lackeys elected. The real test is when they are offered huge sums of money and future income. That is when you will see individual congressmen/congresswomen turn on their constituents.
When the decision get made? I thought I read the decision made this month? Republicans already made their choices.
I think I read that it will be next week, so there’s not much time. [edit: I also just heard on a podcast that they won’t vote until January, so … I would like to get a clearer answer on this too!] The problem is no one has said they would run against him. Of course why would they have when the Establishment have all decreed that he’s The One since well before the election.
But that was before the Blue wave and all these new members coming in. The times have changed and, the terms have changed, but the Establishment hasn’t realized that yet–but they’re about to Find Out. I’ll just say that even if Jeffries does still get it this session, he’ll have a LOT of pressure on him to perform and go along with what progressives want because now they have a lot more power than before, and they’ll have time to get someone else ready to run against him next session. And since he’s basically a capitulator I have some confidence the progressive wing will be able to get his cooperation on a lot of stuff. But we’ll see.
Meanwhile I’m a lot more confident about Schumer getting ousted than I was a couple days ago. 🤞
So this is interesting to me. Because, primarily, Jefferies doesnʻt have the leverage to discipline like Pelosi did against the OG squad.
AOC occupying Pelosiʻs office was a big deal. And AOC, I think, believes it did real damage to her. Although i donʻt agree with her, its very clear sheʻs moderated since with regards to bucking the party. Pelosi was a generational force in the house. Jefferies simply doesnʻt have that gravitas.
And the American people will dox them and protest at their houses and everywhere they seek to find rest until they resign in disgrace.
Honestly the best thing a lot of these DNC establishment types could do for America is succumb to cardiac arrest.
I’m just assuming the Dems don’t do jack shit except sham hearings for the next two years until they prove otherwise. It would not surprise me at all if Jeffries and Schumer get picked to lead.
